This forum needs an all-purpose thread for minor league notes that don't really need their own thread. Please use this thread as such. Transactions, injuries, scouting blurbs, hot streaks, slumps, etc are all fair game.

To be fair, the few international signings the SOX have made have been very good. They don't appear to feel the need to fill the minors with a bunch of international guys...but Alexei was an international signing, and he is now one of the best SS the AL, if not the best. Viciedo has proven he can hit MLB pitching, and with a better eye, he could be a monster. They did pay him quite a bit though.

I agree that it would be nice if they would at least sign some guys here and there, but the SOX have gone "all in" with the few signings they have made.

To be fair, the few international signings the SOX have made have been very good. They don't appear to feel the need to fill the minors with a bunch of international guys...but Alexei was an international signing, and he is now one of the best SS the AL, if not the best. Viciedo has proven he can hit MLB pitching, and with a better eye, he could be a monster. They did pay him quite a bit though.

I agree that it would be nice if they would at least sign some guys here and there, but the SOX have gone "all in" with the few signings they have made.

Rationalization. It really doesn't matter that they've hit on a whole two Cuban signings. Completely neglecting almost the entirety of the international talent available to them is inexcusable. An organization with the resources that the Sox have shouldn't get a pass in this area. The same goes for the draft and player development. It needs to be fixed.

Rationalization. It really doesn't matter that they've hit on a whole two Cuban signings. Completely neglecting almost the entirety of the international talent available to them is inexcusable. An organization with the resources that the Sox have shouldn't get a pass in this area. The same goes for the draft and player development. It needs to be fixed.

I don't disagree with you. But, you could flip the coin and say rationalization the other way as well. I'd rather have a 130M MLB payroll than have a 90M payroll and the minors filled with a bunch of expensive international prospects.

But, I am not disagreeing with you. Neglecting a good portion of the world's baseball talent does not seem like a brilliant business plan.